A new Marc Cherry project has tapped one of the stars of "Desperate Housewives" as an executive producer, reports Deadline.com.

Eva Longoria will be an EP on "Devious Maids." Based on a Mexican format and written by Cherry, the pilot focuses on four maids who have ambitions and dreams beyond their current jobs working for the elite of Beverly Hills, the story notes.

Longoria will executive produce with Cherry, Sabrina Wind, Paul Presburger, David Lonner, Larry Shuman, John Mass and Michael Garcia, the piece reports. It marks the first pilot Longoria has executive produced.